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The problem with gendered toys was never really with the stores. The toy makers are the ones who advertised and packaged their toys with designations for sex. There was no explicit boy or girl section. The stores just grouped like toys together, which had the effect of making the dolls section overwhelmingly pink and the science sections overwhelmingly blue.

It kind of annoys me, actually. Does this apply to Amazon too? I am guessing not. The brick and mortar stores are hanging on for dear life, and this is just a way to make their existence even more precarious.